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alongshore

alongshore

7.0
In a direction along the shore or coast
  • adverb
  • /əˈlɔːŋˌʃɔːr/
translation icon : a lo largo de la costa
  • The boat sailed alongshore to explore the hidden coves and beaches.

Examples

  • The sand apparently came from offshore rather than alongshore, because these sites are isolated from adjacent beaches by groins.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The zones of interaction are displaced alongshore by shore-parallel winds and currents.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The spatial distribution of temporal changes alongshore reveals the history of landform changes.

    Academic text (1990)

  • We walked alongshore to find a perfect spot for our picnic near the water.

  • The waves washed alongshore, leaving beautiful shells scattered on the sand.

Synonyms

coastwise
vsalongshore
  • Specialized
8.5

Along the coast rather than across open water

describes movement parallel to the shoreline rather than emphasizing travel purpose

Antonyms

offshore
141 3.7

At sea away from the land

How Large

onshore
15 3.5
oblique
5 7.5
wave angle
  • Specialized
7.3
alongshore
7.0

Surface Forms

alongshore positive

Morphology

alongshore = shore (transparent) = along + shore

The adverbial meaning 'in a direction parallel to the shoreline' is directly inferable from the compound 'along' + 'shore'. [Postprocessing: moved 'along' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Alongshore comes from along ('in a line beside') plus shore ('the land by the sea'), so to go alongshore is to move in the same direction as the coast, which is why the word means moving parallel to the shoreline.